Verb (used with object) : He portrayed Napoleon in the play. From Dictionary.com.
Whereas flickr is quite artsy fartsy in portraying ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
She seems interested in portraying rounded human experiences. From Wordnik.com. [01 « January « 2010 « Precocious Curmudgeon] Reference
Why do you persist in portraying the Stormtroopers as Clonetroopers?. From Wordnik.com. [Ewok Cook-Out] Reference
But Hawthorne is quite self-conscious in portraying Wakefield in this way. From Wordnik.com. [Canonical Writers] Reference
They have had some success in portraying the Dems as being soft on defense. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Conservatives Falsely Claim New Obama Nuke Policy Prevents Nuclear Retaliation Against Chem/Bio Attack] Reference
Comedian Chevy Chase made his name portraying the president as a stumble bum. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2006] Reference
But the progress of say, CTV, in portraying Canada in drama is very encouraging. From Wordnik.com. [Broadcasting in the Nineties: New Balances, New Perspectives] Reference
She does an excellent job in portraying this unfortunate queen who deserved so much better. From Wordnik.com. [Amrie’s Take on TV: THE TUDORS | the TV addict] Reference
As post #4 stated he did do a good job with Minority Report in portraying a realistic near-future society. From Wordnik.com. [Spielberg Adapting Ghost in the Shell into Live-Action 3D! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Dutch photographer and film director Anton Corbijn once declared his interest in portraying the pain of creation. From Wordnik.com. [Liliana Rodrigues: Behind the Lens of Dutch Photographer Anton Corbijn] Reference
No one surpasses Aharon Appelfeld in portraying the crisis of European civilisation both before and after the Second World War. From Wordnik.com. [Second-Hand Birthday Confessions] Reference
In the imagined world he has created, he succeeds in portraying the qualities humanity shares by intensifying what is individual. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1994 - Press Release] Reference
Thomas manages to provide the right amount of balance in portraying them sympathetically while still portraying them as villains. From Wordnik.com. [Series Review: The Barker-Llewelyn Novels by Will Thomas | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference
I actually laughed and applauded him for being so accurate in portraying Clinton's "attitude" and actions throughout this campaign. From Wordnik.com. [Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems] Reference
She says of the illustrations that "they do go a bit too far in portraying humanlike anguish and fear on the faces of the dinosaurs.". From Wordnik.com. [It's Not Always Good News . . .] Reference
The supporting cast is awesome in portraying the dance Henry's court did around him to both stay alive and advance their own ambitions. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem for a Queen] Reference
On the other hand, Robison's collage method does prove rather effective in portraying New Orleans's agonizingly extended present moment. From Wordnik.com. [November 2009] Reference
Those response ads were incredibly effective in portraying Microsoft as "out of touch," says Marti Barletta, CEO of The TrendSight Group. From Wordnik.com. [Some ad campaigns rose above the bad times in 2008] Reference
While many parts of the industry may have a vested interest in portraying the law as a success, others still see the future as uncertain. From Wordnik.com. [Sweden’s IPRED, two weeks on] Reference
M. Avigliano (That's the name he used in portraying himself as a. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
S skills were never more aptly used then in portraying the battle. From Wordnik.com. [Wonder Woman #210 | Kung Fu Rodeo] Reference
But Ueda is more interested in portraying the sisters’ prickly dynamic than explaining how they arrived at it. From Wordnik.com. [October « 2008 « The Manga Curmudgeon] Reference
Did the idea of portraying the history of mankind come up during the brainstorming process or was it part of the brief?. From Wordnik.com. [Motionographer | Motion graphics, design, animation, filmmaking and visual effects] Reference
When, therefore, she first conceived the idea of portraying in the guise of fiction the personality of John Burkett Ryder, the. From Wordnik.com. [The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life] Reference
You folks who like the idea of portraying me as dishonest need to look elsewhere for the fulfilment of your grubby little hopes. From Wordnik.com. [Veterans Day, Madison, Wisconsin.] Reference
Learn William S. Paley told his CBS.underlings that he found the idea of portraying Nazis as comic characters "totally reprehensible.". From Wordnik.com. [Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.] Reference
The only people "portraying" it that way, btw, are Clinton supporters. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Enters Last 36 Hours] Reference
Giuliani is kind of portraying himself as the street-corner conservative. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2007] Reference
Not lazily playing into historically damaging stereotypes, such as portraying African women as not caring about their children. From Wordnik.com. [that was fast] Reference
In Heath's words, he had 'the time of his life,' portraying 'The Joker,' and said that. From Wordnik.com. [iVillage - Daily Blabber] Reference
If this goes through for Batman 3, the most likely scenario is that Chicago and New Orleans would split duties "portraying" Gotham City. From Wordnik.com. ["MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader] Reference
Card had his own reasons for portraying himself as a did-do guy. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's Homeland Shuffle] Reference
"It was the perfect vehicle for portraying Republicans as mean, white, and male," Reed told me. From Wordnik.com. [How Kennedy Helped Save Clinton] Reference
They, too, pressed him to hit back hard against Clinton, who was portraying him as inexperienced. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Obama’s Dream Machine] Reference
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